Recognizing When It’s Time To Redesign Your Career

By Bernice Gordon | WBN News | October 2, 2025

There’s a quiet discomfort many professionals feel but struggle to name the sense that your work no longer fits. If you’re waking up dreading Mondays or sensing your career no longer aligns with who you are, it may be time to redesign your path.

Career redesign isn’t about abandoning everything it’s about realigning your direction with your evolving values, strengths, and life goals. In today’s fast-paced world, where change is constant, recognizing the signs early can save years of frustration.

Here are key signals it’s time to reassess:

1. Persistent Disengagement
You’re going through the motions but no longer feel mentally or emotionally invested. Work that once energized you now feels like a burden.

2. Misalignment With Core Values
If your company’s culture, mission, or leadership style clashes with what matters most to you, dissatisfaction will grow even in high paying roles.

3. Burnout Without Recovery
Chronic stress, irritability, or exhaustion that doesn’t improve with time off signals deeper misalignment, not just overwork.

4. Plateauing Growth
If you’ve stopped learning or feel your skills are underutilized, your potential may be capped in your current environment.

5. Rising Curiosity About Alternatives
Are you browsing job boards, researching new industries, or dreaming of different roles? That’s your internal compass nudging you toward change.

Redesigning your career doesn’t mean starting over it means recalibrating. That could look like shifting industries, re-skilling, launching a side venture, or renegotiating your current role to better suit your strengths.

Ultimately, your career should evolve as you do. Listening to your inner signals isn’t risky, it’s wise. Because the longer you wait to change direction, the further you drift from fulfillment.

Bernice Gordon | CEO – Coaching with Bernice
📧 Email: bernicegordon@shaw.ca
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernicegordon

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